Walking figure wheeled toy



Ju1y 7,1931. A. BREcH. 1 1,813,112

WALKING FIGURE WHEELED TOY Filed Nov. 111. 1927 J/QTTORNEY Patented July 7, 1931 n ALBERT. BRESCH, 'ops'.n LOUIS, imssoum Weixlle (FIGURE WH'ELED 'my "Applieeionelee Keelber i1. 19er- ,eerial-No- 232,654.'

This invention relates4 generally to toys,V

More particularly, my inventionfrelates tol a certain new and usefuly improvement ,in toys of walking ligure vwheeled type and has for its obj ect the: provisionv of a"V toy of the `,animated type stated which may' be inexpensively constructed, which generally resem# movements a walkingdrummer-boy, and I opposite inner faces of,"a nd.for swingable bles and simulates in, appearance'jand bodywhich-is designed and adapted toretainA the interest andv afford amusementand enjgy;

And with the above and other yobjects in` view, my invention resides7 iny the novel feas tures of form, construction, arrangement,

and combination of ,parts hereinafter yde?V on; the line4-4, Figure 1.

w Yofthe Referring `now more indetail and byfref erence ch'aractersqto the drawings, Whiclnfuijl-v v lustrate 4a preferred enr'iboClimenty of my 'ine vention, ythe toy comprises a'bodyAp is preferably of"invert`ed U-shape infront view and'v of truncated cone-shape in side View, body A beingpreferably constructedof' `a section of suitable lightweight'sheetvmetal, Y, u l x f, n H A p 'n loosely through the adjacent body-Wall; and f .suitably engaged with, the upper, .epd ofl el such as tin lor the like, andincludinga top wall l, dependingfsp ac ed side walls 2; 2, andl a preferably Vreduced side-wallI bracingl lrear wall-3'.l Y

, CentrallyV at the lower end of thejbody I the sidewalls@ are provided with inwardly p presented opposed portions 4, 4, which, in.

. turn", are bent upwardly to providea'pproximately parallel extensions 5, 5, ladapted', to.

form a bearing forashort shaft or pin (insu-p porting for rotation intermediate the exten'- sions 5 iay suitable disk 7 provided periphere` ally withl a series or plurality k'of spaced radial rprojections'S eachin Side View preferably thej'form shown in simulation `of the human 'leg andfootQfAs bestseenin fbeillbeyiiigpi o simulationof t ehum anhead: l its lower uree l ,ond '2, two of epeb legeor projeetione in diemetroelly opposed ifeletionlee forineteneefthe lege or proieetiooe 8', ere o po- Sitely bent intermediete their ende .to ine 11de for purposes shortly appearing, opposed piitwardly presented angular portions QOset' from, end' .diepoeed transversely .to the pleine of, thefdislz l..

Disposed appI'OXl moyement pivoted intermedie@ their lien-dg" as ai', l0, t9, the 2a arie. 11 1i, formed at their lower epd withtopposed Iip'werdly presentedv eomewhet" lle' yelieped eopltiliiietiooe eiopoppleille 'upperilegs L12 .end lowerflege 13, the ,letter being pizefeif i ebly of `ree'peedv length reletiyely to.i.11;, p.e1` 'legS l2`ei1d formeid'fet their free ,end with ,angular extensionell, ,14, Continued doyyn '.Werdly for elternelte engorgement' .et their' free lower epd by .the treneyeree leg-portiope 9- ';Pi'eferobly, for'Yfeeilitetipg..epeegeipeet end' iidiiigdieengegemeet betweeoftbe .1iek-l f portions" 9 andthe Strip-extensions 11.4; the

flatterrattthei free lower v Y yfront edee ere poiiitedgfieetelee, the filent" edge theii meeting ,tbeieei edge iii gredpel,

curve, asfat p14".

Pivotedf, ils

"ofthe Stripe lllere Short lieke ,lsetteehed to the ieee outerendof eeehof Wbieb )ie ope;

leteiyeeewiee epee elle no are :1.5; to aen-peer f tend' 17 -ofe revere'eilyidi'eposled Somewhat# Y meober B lie-vine preferebly'theebe Le" or [foire eboiyp ip 'Simulation ,of 'theibpmeo wierp-4 .The Wire-members lSthiie pfoyidepiyot, .sup

porte forthe orme'Bfeiidjeiiitebly v-Xjedop the body 'A fo ,elterpete .teppip'erd engage.

ment by the armeapl; ie. amen-Iller@ lieyllg f" theff'ormfprefeiiebly ofdmueieel drum-M .Stetfoi' ,Shaft @,pfiixedto the ii 'Wllieh .epd disposed ,eboye tbody; refeiebly tbe-tope ebow.

end, the shaft 20 is forked or bifurcated, as shown, the tines 2l, 2l, of which project downwardly and into slots 22 provided for the purpose in the strip-legs 12.

Projecting, as at 23a, through t-he body back or rear wall 2 and having opposed portions 23, 23, disposed and soldered or otherwise fixed to and upon the opposite outer and inner faces of said body rear wall, is a preferably wire-member 24 bent to extend upwardly and within the bodyk A to loosely encircle at its one end, and brace the head-supporting staff 20, as at 25, and bentto extend at its other end outwardly of body A to receive a suitable handle or gripping member E of-any suitable length for pushing, propelling, or otherwise manipulating the toy. By reason of its opposed wall-engaging portions 23, pushing pressure upon the handle E will be transmitted to and absorbed by the body back-wall 3, and the handle-supporting member 24 will continue to function and cannot easily be withdrawn or its bracing effect upon the head-shaft 2O affected should its attaching solder or other such fastening means become loose or broken.

In use, the child will naturally push the toy by means of the handle E over a floor,

pavement, or the like, whereupon the disk 7,

through engagement by its peripheral series of legs 8, 8, will be rota-ted. On such rotation, the disk-portions 9 will alternately, in succession, engage the strip-extension 14, whereby the strips ll will be oseillated, and the arms B, in turn, alternately lowered and raised swingably to engage the drum C, in simulation of the arm movement-s of a drummer-boy. Also, in turn, on the oscillations of the strips 11, the staff-cines 2l will be alternately actuated, and the head D consequently oscillated from side to side.

Thus, as the child pushes the toy along, all its parts, namely, the legs 8, 8', the arms B, and the head D, are automatically simultaneously animated, to the amusement and interest of the child, and to increase the simulated resemblance between the toy and a drummer-boy or other character, and body A, while not here shown, may be painted or otherwise colored and ornamented as may be desired.

I am aware that changes in the form, construction, arrangement, and combination of the severa-l parts of my new toy may be made and substituted for those herein shown and described without departing from the nature and principle of my invention.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim and desire to secure by Letters Patent is:

1. In a toy, in combination with a body, a pair of arms disposed in relation to the body, a disk mounted for yrotation on the body, and means for alternately swinging said arms on rotation of the disk, said means comprising strips pivoted intermediate their ends upon the body, links pivotally connected at one end to the upper end of said strips, reversely disposed C-shaped members having engagement at one end with said links and supporting engagement at their other end with the arms, and offset portions on the disk adapted for engagement with said strips at their opposite end.

2. In a toy, in combination, a body, a shaft mounted for oscillation on the body, a disk mounted for rotation on the body, and means for oscillating saidA shaft on rotation of the disk, said means comprising strips pivoted upon the body, slotted extensions on said strips, offset portions on the disk adapted for alternately swinging said strips, and extensions on said shaft fitting in said slots for engagement by said strip-extensions.

3. In a toy, in combination, a body, a shaft mounted for oscillation on the body, a disk mounted for rotation on the body, means for oscillating said shaft on rotation of the disk7 a rod fixed intermediate its ends to the body,

and having at one end reenforcing engagement with the shaft, and a manipulating handle supported on the other end of said rod.

4. In a wheeled figure toy, in combination, a body having connected spaced side walls, a pair of arms disposed in relation to the respective side walls, a disk mounted on the body for rotation intermedia-te said walls, the disk having a series of spaced radial projections, and means for alternately swinging said arms on rotation of the disk, said means including strips extending lengthwise adjacent to, and pivoted intermediate their ends upon said respective side walls, links pivotally connected at one end to the upper end of said strips and having operating engagement at their other end with said arms, some'of said disk-projections being provided with outwardly offset transversely presented portions, and inwardly offset extensions presented downwardly from said strips for engagement by said offset diskportions.

In a wheeled figure toy, in combination, a body having a top wall and side walls, the ylatter depending from opposite ends of the top wall, a shaft mounted for oscillation on the body and projecting at an end upwardly through the top wall and having its lower portion disposed intermediate the side walls, a head fixed upon the projecting end of 'the shaft, and means for oscillating said shaft and its carried head on rotation of the disk, said means comprising strips disposed for pivoted movement intermediate said walls, a disk mounted on the body for rotation intermediate the side walls, opposed projections on the disk adapted for engagement with the strips, and extensions on the shaft alternately engageable by the strips.

6. In a wheeled figure toy, in combination, a bodyfhaving a top wall and side walls, the i klatter depending from opposite ends of the top wall, a pair of arms disposed for movement adjacent 'the respective side walls, a shaft mounted for oscillation `on the body and projecting at an end upwardly through Y, the top wall and having its lower portion p disposed intermediate the side walls, a head fixedjupon the projecting end ofthe shaft,

- yand means for effecting oscillation of the said members. y

head and alternate swinging of the arms,.said means comprising strips dlsposed lfor pivoted movement upon the respective side walls, i,

a disk mounted on the ybody for rotation in-v termediate the side walls, slotted extensions on the strips-adapted for engagement by the disk on rotation thereof, and tines on the shaft tting in the respective slots of said extensions. Y A Y,

7. In a walking figure toy, in combination, a body in figurative human-simulation,-

the same comprising a top. wall-'and depending side walls, a longitudinal head-supporting shaft engaging the top fwall'for oscillaj tion intermediate said side walls, and means for oscillating said shaft, said means including oppositely swingable strips pivoted on the body, slotted members onthe strips, and extensions on the shaft fitting in the` slots of In testimony' whereof, I Ahave signed my name to this specification. v s

' ALBERT BRESCH, 

